A. Austin Kent Tichenor III (the full version of which I only use when applying for credit)
Q. Age?
A. Mid-30's to mid-40's. Oh my REAL age, well a lady never tells. But I was born in 1960 you do the maths.
Q. Occupation?
A. Polysyllabic multi-hyphenate. Many jobs make one career.
Q. Describe your personality in 5 words.
A. Bespectacled curly-headed love-muffin (are hyphenated words one word or two?)
Q. What is your favourite role to play in the shows you have done so far?
A. Richard Nixon in AMERICA. He gets more simian each time I do it.
Q. Out of the four shows which is your favourite and why?
A. I tell ya, my new favourite is THE REDUCERS: ALL THE GREAT BOOKS (ABRIDGED). Maybe it's because of Reed's shorts,
Faulkner's Shatner or Croke's sheer idiocy, but I think it could be the smartest AND funniest show we've done yet. Other then that
my favourite show is "Cats".
Q. What is such a nice guy like yourself doing in with a crowd such as the RSC?
A. Hey, I won't hear a word against my Reducers! These evil-tempered, foul-smelling, talent-challanged wannabees are my FRIENDS!
Q. Have you always wanted to be an actor or did you want to be a firemand at age 4?
A. Actually, I did want to be a fireman until the roar of romper room and the smell of felt made me start doing puppet shows at the age of
five. I've never looked back (except that once, but the guy was getting up so it looked like he'd be fine)
Q. What do you do before a show?
A. Try to put off getting into my costume as long as I possibly can.
Q. Do you get lots of fanmail? Anything interesting?
A. I get Goldilocks fanmail, it's JUUUUUST right.
Q. What are the differences between the UK and US audiences?
A. Aside from the bad teeth and loud nasel accents? American audiences laugh loudly, UK audiences smile uproariously.
Q. Do you have any strange or funny talents?
A. I can chrip like a bird, or a cricket, or other things which chirp.
Q. Have you ever been unable to stop laughing while performing? What did you do?
A. Only once or twice, when Matt Croke is Nancy Reagan, making faces right in his face, he laughs, I laugh even Reed 'The Rock'
sometimes laughs and then it's every man for himself.
Q. If you could be a vegatable what would you be?
A. Cumquat. Wouldn't you?
Q. In your opinion what way should toilet roll be fed?
A. Straight down the bog when your through using it! What the hell do YOU feed it?
Q. If you discovered a planet what would you name it and why?
A. Goofy. We already have a Pluto.
Q. Do you have any bad habits? And do any of the other RSC folk have any you hate?
A. I used to be conceited but conceit is a faul and I don't have any faults. The only problem I have with the other guys is when they get
more laughs than me, which is quite a lot.
Q. Have you anything to say to your fans?
A. Buy more Reduced Shakespeare Company merchandise. Buy more Reduced Shakespeare Company merchandise...etc, etc (You get
the idea!)
Q. How much do you actually know about Shakespeare?
A. Who?
Q. Would you be willing to take a test to see?
A. What?
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